Game 31: Virginia Tech 4/4/26

[Miami04]

Update. The bullpen and specifically Bilka are still trash.

 

[AZHurricane]

Menendez got squeezed for some reason.

 

[CaneTheGaytors]

Our bullpen was booty juice, as usual. But a win, is a win.

 

[Disgustipated]

Menendez got squeezed for some reason.

no he didn't, throw strikes. he had a 6 run lead and was chucking the ball all over the place.

 

[Disgustipated]

Update. The bullpen and specifically Bilka are still trash.

not an update, this is the team. no lead is safe

 

[scane]

I feel like that was a good example of why everyone needs to pump the breaks in both directions on Menendez (and soon on Robert). That outing was microcosm of a pitcher coming back from TJ. The good moments were really good and it’s easy to get excited, but the command is prone to come and go from game to game or inning to inning or batter to batter.

He’s working through his process, and we shouldn’t be anointing him closer in the good moments or being too critical in the rough moments. It’ll get better as time goes on like it did with Caba and Walters a couple years ago, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be on the timeline we he hope it’s on.

 

[Sumcane]

I'm sure there are older ones, but my 53 yr old heart can't take much more of these!
I was in Clemson for that series that was saved by by the West catch.

 

[DieHardCane27]

I feel like that was a good example of why everyone needs to pump the breaks in both directions on Menendez (and soon on Robert). That outing was microcosm of a pitcher coming back from TJ. The good moments were really good and it’s easy to get excited, but the command is prone to come and go from game to game or inning to inning or batter to batter.

He’s working through his process, and we shouldn’t be anointing him closer in the good moments or being too critical in the rough moments. It’ll get better as time goes on like it did with Caba and Walters a couple years ago, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be on the timeline we he hope it’s on.

I would honestly have him pitch a couple innings in the midweek game just to get him some reps. He doesn't have anywhere near enough live reps to be as good as he potentially could be if he gets his feet back under him.

 

[AZHurricane]

no he didn't, throw strikes. he had a 6 run lead and was chucking the ball all over the place.

I saw a couple of very close pitches that would have ended the game. At 8-2.

 

[Disgustipated]

I saw a couple of very close pitches that would have ended the game. At 8-2.

I mean when you are wild and all over the place, blue doesn't give you a baseball off the plate.

 

[Letetespinosa]

Come on!!! Franky did great this was his second appearance of the season coming from a TJ surgery most players not even have the velocity at this point and he is just missing some spots with his breaking pitches, that shows me he is going to be f...... amazing for us in a couple a weeks. There are some crying babies here saying that we did not have flame throwers that we are missing this and that. This kid is very good give him a f..... chance to settle in. GO CANES and FFFFFF all negativity around the team!!!